Cleared Traditional

K972423 - RUSCH TRACHEOFIX-SET

K972423 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for RUSCH TRACHEOFIX-SET, manufactured by Rusch Intl.. The device is a Class 2 Anesthesiology device with product code JOH cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 231-day FDA review.

K972423 · Rusch Intl. · Anesthesiology device
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Feb 1998
Decision
231d
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Class 2
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K972423 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the RUSCH TRACHEOFIX-SET. Classified as Tube Tracheostomy And Tube Cuff (product code JOH), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Rusch Intl. (Jeffrey, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 13, 1998 after a review of 231 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.5800 - the FDA anesthesiology and respiratory device framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Anesthesiology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K972423

510(k) Number K972423 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 27, 1997
Decision Date February 13, 1998
Days to Decision 231 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Anesthesiology (AN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
91d slower than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 231d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

JOH Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code JOH Tube Tracheostomy And Tube Cuff
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.5800
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Anesthesiology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - JOH Tube Tracheostomy And Tube Cuff

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Devices cleared under the same product code (JOH) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K972423.
RUSCH SINGLE USE CRYSTAL TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE SET
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PER-FIT PERCUTANEOUS DILATIONAL TRACHEOSTOMY KIT WITH SPECIALTY TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE AND DISPOSABLE INNER CANNULA
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IRRIGATION BOTTLE
K973829 · Automatic Liquid Packaging, Inc. · Feb 1998
FENESTRATED FLEXIBLE D.I.C. TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE CUFFED
K972385 · Smiths Industries Medical Systems, Inc. · Jan 1998
RUSCH ULTRA TRACHEOFLEX FENESTRATED KIT CUFFED,UNCUFFED/ RUSCH TRACHEOFLEX TRACHEOSTOMY KIT UNCUFFED STERILE
K964056 · Rusch Intl. · Oct 1997
SHILEY EXTENDED LENGTH, DISPOSABLE CANNULA, TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE: CUFFED, DISTAL EXTENSION, CUFFED, PROXIMAL EXTENSION, CUF
K971267 · Mallinckrodt Medical · Sep 1997